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Work the Railroad for Energy Independence

May 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

This is another guest post from BruceMcF, whose ideas on transportation (mainly, but not solely rail) merit heeding. See Burning the Midnight Oil. Well how the frack d’ya like me now? I’m not going to say “toldya so”, since many who will be reading this diary said much the same during the “Drill, Baby, Drill” […]

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Tags: Energy · guest post · rail

Supporting Rail Electrification with the Climate Bill

October 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Supporting Rail Electrification with the Climate Bill

Electrification of rail is one of the most effective currently available technology paths for reducing carbon emissions. It should be on the top of the policy agenda. It is, basically, nowhere to be found. Here is a guest post by the very thoughtful BruceMcF, looking at this gap and providing a path forward for addressing […]

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Tags: climate legislation · Energize America · Energy · environmental · financial policy · government energy policy · rail · trains · transportation